{"id":532622,"date":"2026-03-31T10:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/532622\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:48:38","slug":"avalanche-score-5-goals-in-1st-period-on-way-to-rout-of-flames-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/532622\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche score 5 goals in 1st period on way to rout of Flames – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nazem Kadri scored two power-play goals 1:06 apart in the first period, Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 49th goal and added two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche routed the Calgary Flames 9-2 in Denver on Monday night.<\/p>\n

Parker Kelly and Jack Drury had a goal and two assists each and Gabriel Landeskog also scored in a five-goal first period for Colorado. Martin Necas also had a goal and two assists, and Sam Malinski and Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist each for the Avalanche, who snapped a four-game home losing streak.<\/p>\n

Colorado defenseman Cale Makar had three assists but didn\u2019t play in the third period due to an upper-body injury suffered late in the second.<\/p>\n

Brock Nelson contributed two helpers and Scott Wedgewood turned away 27 shots for the Avalanche (49-14-10, 108 points), who increased their lead to eight points over Dallas for the NHL lead.<\/p>\n

Brennan Othmann and Ryan Strome scored for Calgary and Devin Cooley made 28 saves after replacing Dustin Wolf midway through the first period. The Flames (31-35-8, 70 points) had won five of six.<\/p>\n

Kadri played three-plus seasons for Calgary before being dealt to the Avalanche three weeks ago. He helped Colorado win the 2022 Stanley Cup and signed as a free agent with the Flames that offseason and then hurt his former team Monday night.<\/p>\n

Drury got the Avalanche going when he banked a shot off of Wolf 2:31 into the game. Calgary took minor penalties 40 seconds apart, giving Colorado a 5-on-3, and Kadri scored his first of the night 23 seconds into the two-man advantage. He made it 3-0 at 7:37.<\/p>\n

Landeskog continued the onslaught at 9:19, ending Wolf\u2019s night after allowing four goals on 16 shots.<\/p>\n

Kelly made it 5-0 when he redirected Makar\u2019s shot from the point at 15:50, his career-best 18th goal of the season.<\/p>\n

Othmann scored 3:37 into the second period and MacKinnon had a power-play goal at 19:25 to restore the five-goal lead. Necas and Malinski scored 1:46 apart early in the third period, Strome answered at 12:53 and Lehkonen finished the scoring at 16:48.<\/p>\n

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